Question 1

Read these sentences from paragraph 1.

Fathers come in all shapes and sizes. In the animal kingdom, fathers have some fascinating (and strange!) ways of helping their young.

How does the author support the information in these sentences?

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by showing that father animals use different ways to care for their babies

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by explaining that large and small father animals exist in the wild

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by explaining that father animals can appear unusual

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by showing that father animals know their babies change shape as they grow

Question 2

Which statement supports a main idea found in both paragraph 4 and paragraph 6?

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Father animals use their bodies to protect their babies from harm.

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Father animals need help from the mother when they want to eat.

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Father animals have many ways to provide food for their babies.

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Father animals know that keeping the eggs warm is important.

Question 3

What does the word “flap” mean as it is used in paragraph 6?

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loose covering

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box closing

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piece of fabric

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part of a book

Question 4

According to the information in paragraph 7, which statement best explains something special the father red fox does for his kits?

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He hunts for food and then covers it so the kits have to find it.

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He watches the kits as they learn to dig for food.

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He stays in the den to make sure the kits are warm.

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He comes back to the den every few hours to check on the kits.

Question 5

How does the table support the information in the article?

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It gives more examples of how animal fathers take care of babies.

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It compares father and mother animals.

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It shows the number of babies a father animal cares for.

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It gives more information about the sizes of father birds.

Question 6

Which statement best summarizes the main idea of the article?

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Animal fathers have unusual ways of helping their young.

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Frog fathers sometimes care for a large number of babies.

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Animal fathers sometimes care for their young in groups.

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Fox fathers need many skills to keep their kits healthy.

Question 7

In paragraph 4 of the article, what is the most likely reason the author sends his work to an editor at Random House?

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The author thinks his story is one that people would like to read.

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The author likes the illustrations in the story.

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His second grade teacher suggests that he send the story to the editor.

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His mother helps him send the story to the editor.

Question 8

Read these sentences from paragraph 5.

Now I tell young writers, “Keep trying. If you work hard and make your writing the best you can, you’ll be published too.”

The author best supports these sentences by including

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the fact that he and his brother sent out four books before one was accepted

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information about how he wrote stories for family members

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the point about how the book he wrote in second grade was turned down

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a story about why his brother draws for his books

Question 9

Read this sentence from paragraph 6.

Suddenly, I was a published writer!

What does “published writer” mean as it is used in this sentence?

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someone who has written work printed to share with the public

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someone who has original ideas when writing

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someone who likes to retell written works by changing the events

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someone who writes stories to give away as gifts

Question 10

How is the information in paragraph 6 organized?

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Details are presented in the order they happened.

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An effect and its cause are mentioned.

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Different events are compared and contrasted.

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A problem and its solution are presented.

Question 11

The purpose of the information in paragraph 7 is to show that

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the author continues to enjoy seeing his work in print and on the screen

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the author’s favorite part of a movie is what happens at the end

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the author wants his writing to be in magazines and newspapers

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the author’s work is very good when his name appears on the screen

Question 12

Which sentence from the article best supports the main idea of “Sharing My Story”?

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“However long it takes, there are great rewards.” (paragraph 7)

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“The editor at Random House didn’t buy my story.” (paragraph 5)

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“I had my first story printed in a newspaper when I was in third grade.” (paragraph 6)

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“I never met the editor who told me to keep writing, but she was a friend to me.” (paragraph 8)

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